Dear EU-China Watchers! In case you missed the announcement sent via our newsletter and social media, we are pausing the release of new content in November. We decided to do so, as we are preparing for a new and exciting announcement, so stay tuned for the big news- coming by the end of the month! Thanks and stay safe!…

In this week's briefing, we cover: The Biden Presidency and EU-US-China Relations China Suspends the Biggest IPO in History EP’s International Trade Committee to Discuss OSA and Propose China Task Force Trilogue Reaches a Deal on the Rule of Law - Will it Work? China Leads Vaccine Efforts in the Developing World For a written version, visit: euchin…

In this week's briefing, we cover: The Fifth Plenum Sets Development Priorities of the 14th Five-Year Plan Update on EU Budget and Recovery Fund Negotiations Report on Brussels Bubble’s Thoughts on EU’s Future After the Pandemic Brussels in Crosshairs For Using Hikvision Glimpses of Germany's Post-Merkel Stance on China For a written version, visit…

In this week's briefing, we cover: China Set to Be the Only Major Economy to Note Growth in 2020 Commission Proposes the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime EU and US Launch Dialogue on China Borrell Talks China and Climate Sweden Bans Huawei and ZTE Not Mincing Its Words For a written version, visit: euchinahub.com…

In this week's briefing, we cover: Of Sanctions and Export Controls - EU Gets Tougher on China MEPs Take Huawei Head On The Second Wave Disrupts EU Leaders’ Meetings - Including on China Xi’s Southern Tour - Opening Up or Self-Reliance? Romania Chooses US Over China on Major Energy Project: A CEE Case Study For a written version visit: euchinahub.c…

In this week's briefing, we cover: Negative Opinions on China Skyrocket in Europe Germany-led Coalition of 39 UN Members Criticize China Over Human Rights - China Strikes Back EU’s FDI Screening Mechanism Becomes Operational - How Does it Work? The EU Moves to Counter China’s Influence in the Balkans Bad Week for Huawei in Europe - Brussels 5G Won’…

Here comes this week's briefing: (Open) Strategic Autonomy - EU-China Economic Angle Explained Special European Council Summit Reaffirms EU’s Strategic Outlook on China Germany Closer to Restricting Huawei in its Domestic 5G Networks Pompeo Tours Europe Again Seeking Convergence on China CCP’s Fifth Plenum on the Horizon - What To Expect From the N…

In this week's briefing, we cover: Xi Pledges Carbon Neutrality by 2060 Ambassador Zhang Ming’s Hearing at the European Parliament - Overview EU in China, China in EU - A Tale of Reports by Two Chambers of Commerce Expanded Crackdown in Tibet - New Data Emerge The EU, US, Huawei, and China Intersect in Serbia For written version visit: euchinahub.c…

OUR TOPIC In today’s episode, we discuss ways in which geopolitics increasingly affects global connectivity, how China’s connectivity proposal compares to that of the EU, and what should the EU do in the context of connectivity becoming a battleground for Sino-American rivalry. It is through this lens that we will take a look at the Central and Eas…

In this briefing we cover: Von der Leyen’s First State of the Union - Overview Beijing Defends Its Actions in Xinjiang, EU Considers Stepping Up Creation of European Magnitsky Act Pompeo Moves to Solidify US-EU Cooperation on China EU-Taiwan Investment Forum Comes at a Particular Time Zhenhua Scandal - China’s ‘Cambridge Analytica’ or Overblown Sto…

In this week's briefing, we cover: Wang Yi Wraps up His European Tour - Final Stop and Sum Up Reactions to Vystrčil’s Taiwan Visit - Threats, Support, and Criticism Yang Jiechi Visits Greece and Spain - Mission Unclear Borrell’s Geopolitical Vision and China’s Geopolitical Practice New Campaigns Target Minorities and Signal Another Party Purge For …

It's good to be back after the summer break! In this week's briefing, we cover: Wang Yi Tours Europe with a Damage Control Mission The Latest on Little Leipzig The EU and China Take Opposing Stances on Belarus Czech Senate President Visits Taiwan New Insights into Internal CCP Struggles Come to Light For a written version visit: euchinahub.com…

In this week's briefing we cover: Pompeo’s NATO-China Quid Pro Quo US Plans to Ban TikTok, the EU Isn’t Interested Huawei Skepticism Signs Visible Across Europe Little Leipzig Beidaihe - Is it on? For a written version visit: euchinahub.com Our team is starting a holiday break - we will return with the next briefing on August 31.…

In this week's episode we cover: EU-China High-Level Trade and Economic Dialogue - Make it or Break it for CAI 2020 EU Releases Response Package on Hong Kong Cybersecurity, Back in the Spotlight - EU’s First-Ever Cyber-Sanctions China’s Diplomatic Push - Beijing Seeks to Prevent US-led Containment Estonia Rejects China-backed Infrastructure Plan Fo…

In this week's briefing we cover: EU’s Update on 5G Toolbox Implementation and ‘Huawei Measures’ Towards a Coordinated EU Response on Hong Kong Pompeo Looks For Friends To Get Hawkish on China China Responds to Pompeo and Calls Germany European Council’s Consensus on Recovery Package and Way Forward For written version go to: euchinahub.com…

In this week's briefing, we cover: UK Bans Huawei Starting Next Year - Impact on EU The Response on Hong Kong Shows Challenge of EU Foreign Policy Building China’s Economy Is Expected to Grow, but Experts Question Official Data Closing the Ranks - Xi’s Vision European Council in Fierce Negotiations over Recovery Instrument For a written version vis…

In today’s episode, we discuss EU’s diversification of supply chains, the idea of change-through-trade and the new buzzword that you can hear all over Brussels - the open strategic autonomy. All this sheds some light on topics that can we expect to come up in EU discussions on China in the coming months. Iuliu Winkler is an MEP from EPP Group, the …

In this week's EU-China Briefing, we cover: Hong Kong - Political Assylum Challenge Huawei Developments in EU’s Three Biggest Telecom Markets The EU-China Diverge - Centralization and Open Strategic Autonomy Germany’s China Policy Reexamined - Merkel, Critics, Dependency A Compromise Proposal for EU’s Recovery Fund and MFF For a written format visi…

In this week's briefing, we cover: Hong Kong National Security Law Enters Force [01:18] EU’s Response on Hong Kong [07:37] Maas and Borrell on EU's Future Strategy [13:12] European Parliament’s Briefing on EU-China Relations - Overview [17:45] Privacy Challenge - Huawei, Bytedance, and GDPR [29:47] For written version visit: euchinahub.com…

In this week's briefing, we cover: EU-US Bilateral Dialogue on China is a Go Huawei Faces Increasingly Bumpy Road Ahead EU Calls Out China on Disinformation, But Many Questions Remain Changed Worldviews of EU Citizens after COVID19 - ECFR Study Germany About to Start Its EU Presidency - Goals Ahead For written version visit: euchinahub.com…

In today’s episode, we take a look at relations between Sweden and China, which say a lot about the challenge of balancing values and interests in China policy. We discuss a number of topics, such as the detainment of the Swedish citizen Gui Minhai, Sweden’s 2019 China strategy, and the costs of political fallout with China. All of this in order to…

In this special briefing we cover: EU-China Summit - All You Need to Know [1:22] EU’s Rhetoric on Hong Kong Toughens Ahead of EU-China Summit [14:33] EU Fortifies the Common Market Tackling Foreign State Subsidies [21:11] No Progress on MFF and Recovery Package [29:48] Written version at: euchinahub.com…

In this episode, we take a look at Hungary’s China policy and some of the key projects of Sino-Hungarian relations, including the controversial Belgrade-Budapest railway. But we also tackle some wider questions, such as whether Hungary’s China policy is driven primarily by national interest or the personal vision of its prime minister. Tamás Matura…

In this week's briefing, we cover: EU-China Strategic Dialogue and the Emergence of ‘Sinatra Doctrine’ [01:27] Human Rights and Competition - Parliament's Resolution, Commission's White Paper [10:22] EU Moves to Tackle Digital Disinformation Mentioning China [16:55] EU Chamber of Commerce in China - Business Confidence Survey 2020 [23:48] Amidst In…

In today’s episode, we look at the business environment in China and the current standing of European businesses in the Chinese market. We will cover the Business Confidence Survey recently released by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. But we will go well beyond that, so stay tuned to hear about the impact of COVID-19 on European bus…

In this briefing we cover: Leipzig Postponed - What Does This Mean? The EU Moves to Further Scrutinise State-aided Takeovers The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) Gets Launched The UK’s Plans on Hong Kong and Post-Brexit Global Britain The Politics of Global Health Governance For written version visit: euchinahub.com…

In this week's briefing we cover: Reactions to Hong Kong National Security Law Geopolitical Perspectives from Beijing and Brussels - Important Speeches by Top Diplomats Analysed Priorities of the Upcoming German Presidency of the Council Revisited EU’s Recovery Plan and New Budget - Roadmap Explained Pressure Mounts on Huawei Globally - Survival is…

In this week's briefing we cover: Two Sessions 2020 - China’s Economic Way Forward Two Sessions 2020 - Breaking One Country, Two Systems, and Changing Rhetoric on Taiwan World Health Assembly - From China’s Worst Nightmare, to a Dream Come True France and Germany Propose a Recovery Fund China Discovers New Clusters of COVID-19 as Europe Reopens EU’…

In today’s episode, we take a look at the 17+1 China-Central and Eastern Europe cooperation, evaluate its political and economic substance, and investigate how it ties into wider EU-China relations. Ivana Karásková is a China Research Fellow and a Project Coordinator at the Prague-based Association for International Affairs (AMO) and the coordinato…

In this week's News Brief we cover: The EU and China: Self-Reflection over Diplomatic Rows Updates on EU-China Summit and CAI Negotiations with China Re-think in the Background Huawei Question is Still to be Answered EU States in CEE Drift Apart on China Issues Brussels’ Spy Stories or China Paranoia?…

In this week's News Brief we cover: EU Ambassadors’ OpEd Censored in China Daily China in the COVID World - Beijing’s Strategic Outlook EU-China Audit by Rasmussen Global China in EU-Western Balkans Summit China-Europe Railways Get a Boosteuchinahub@gmail.com (Grzegorz Stec)

In this week's News Brief we cover: EEAS Report - Diplomacy as Usual or Power Games? Investigating COVID-19 - International Consensus, International Divides COVID-19 and Europe-China Relations - 19 National Case Studies Calling Their Bluff? China’s Economic Leverage Examined Two Sessions Date Announced - Is China Back?…

In this News Brief we cover: Pragmatic Discontent and EEAS Scandal - EU’s Response to China’s Disinformation Your Friendly Neighborhood Borrell Repatriation or Diversification - How Much Globalisation Will the EU Give Up? Report by the Alliance for Securing Democracy, on Chinese Political Interference in Democracies From Digital Payments to Digital…

In today’s episode, we discuss the growing role of China in setting global technical standards and clear up this vital, highly technical topic. This tool for globalisation and market unification is increasingly becoming a stage for geopolitical competition within which both China and the EU are important actors. Tim Rühlig is definitely the right p…

In this news brief we cover: Chinese Economy Shrinks for the First Time since Data Have Been Recorded China Changes Charm Offensive to Offensive Charm EU Reassesses its Relationship with China Unhealthy Delays of the Past, Silk Road of the Future? - Ugly Truths about the Health Crisis The Light at the End of the Roadmap - Preparations to Lift the L…

In today’s episode, we investigate the complexities of Sino-Italian relations, which over the last few weeks—like a focusing lens—brought together many interesting topics: the outbreak of COVID-19, China’s disinformation campaigns, Euroscepticism, and wider discussions on EU solidarity. There’s really a lot to unpack here. Fortunately, we are joine…

In this news brief we cover: Chinese FDI in Europe is Dwindling, but COVID-19 Could Reverse That Toying with the Numbers? China’s Data on COVID-19 Questioned Status Check on the 17+1 - Report by CHOICE EU Bonding at Last, but Without the Bonds When in Deep Water, Liberalize - China’s New Reforms For full, written version visit: euchinahub.com…

We will discuss it with our guest, who has long been involved in a discussion on China’s presence in the Central and Eastern Europe - as a think tank expert and an academic, who knows Czech-China relations inside out and warned of the possible fallout in the relations before it happened. He is the programme director at an independent think tank the…

China's Economic Recovery - Fact or Myth? The Path Forward for Businesses in the EU and China COVID-19 Disinformation Targeting "EU Disintegration" Spreads to the Balkans Taiwan Provides EU with Medical Aid Ericsson in China, Huawei in Europe Orban's Rule by Decree Set to Accelerate Belgrade-Budapest Railway Project…

Our guest is a veteran China-watcher and an MEP, who has served at the European Parliament for over a decade representing the German Green Party. He is the Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with the People’s Republic of China and a Member of the European Parliament’s Delegation to the United States, but he wears many more …

In today’s news we cover: Brussels Shifts Its Stance on China's Support - "Global Battle of Narratives" Amid COVID-19 Scandals of China's Mask-Diplomacy China's Mask Diplomacy - Donations vs. Sales in Perspective Has G20 Succeeded Where G7 Failed? EU Commission Emphasises FDI Screening Amid Potential COVID-19 Buyouts Enjoy & Stay Safe!…

In today’s episode, we look at Central Europe - particularly at Poland and Hungary - to explore the EU-China relations in this region. We will take a wider geostrategic perspective, which involves also the United States and Russia and naturally, we will talk about 17+1 and clashes of interests in the region. But keep listening also to learn about t…

In todays news we cover: Europe Becomes Coronavirus Epicentre as China Recovers China's Support for Europe - Humanitarian Aid and Coronavirus Diplomacy Global Response to Covid-19 Unlikely Amid Distrust EU-China Summit Officially Postponed - CAI Negotiations Take a Hit? EU Proposes New Strategy for Relations with Africa - China Mentioned New Compet…

Our guest today is a former European Commission’s Director responsible for international affairs in DG Enterprise (now DG GROW) and a Senior Advisor at the EU-Asia Centre think tank in Brussels. In his work, he co-shaped EU-China economic relations, which he is continuing to study as a Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre. As…

In todays news we cover: Coronavirus Hits Italy and Impacts European Business in China Swedish Citizen Gui Minhai Gets Sentenced in China for 10 years Germany CDU’s Elections May Disrupt EU-China Relations in 2020 Contradictory Messages About Postponing EU-China Summit Europe, China, and Russia Come Together on Iran Nuclear Deal…

Jacob Gunter is the Policy and Communications Manager at the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and lead pen of their recent report on the involvement of European companies in the Belt and Road Initiative - "The Road Less Travelled". He has spent over eight years in China living as a student and professional in Yuyao in Zhejiang province, …

In todays news we cover: EU & US Diverge on China at Munich Security Conference Coronavirus - Supply Chains and Summits EU’s Digital Package in China Context Vatican in Talks with China China’s Diplomatic Spats in Northern and Central and Eastern Europe Alstom Preparing a Merger to Rival Chinese Train Giants…

In this two-part episode, we dive deep into the topic of the EU’s engagement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative - are the European companies involved in BRI? Does the EU’s Connectivity Strategy support European businesses? What about China promoting its standards through BRI projects? We tackle this questions with Jacob Gunter the Policy and Com…

In todays news we cover: Coronavirus Update Coronavirus & Europe - Reaction and Impact Europe Responds to Huawei MERICS - Survey on EU-China Relations in 2020 Europe Plans to Build Industrial Champions Balkans, EU, China - Strategic Membership Criteriaeuchinahub@gmail.com (Grzegorz Stec)

Our guest is Justyna Szczudlik, who is the Head of the Asia-Pacific Programme and a China analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM). She recently co-authored and published a report on the EU-China paradiplomacy - following a three year long study on the topic. Her research interests also involve China-Central and Eastern Europ…